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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI E.

ARTHUR WELLESLEY MAOLARREN, OF HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 528,174, dated October30, 1894.

Application filed June 11, 1894..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR WELLESLEY MACLARREN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Hennepin, in the county of Putnam and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovementsin Gates; andIdo declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description ofthe invention, such as will necessitating the operator alighting from avehicle desirous of passing through said gate, and with the above andother objects in view all of which will be fully described hereinafter.h

The invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement andcombination of parts as hereinafter described, illustrated in thedrawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings'z-Figurel is a top plan View showing thegate in its closed position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the gatein its open position. Fig. 3 is a front View of the gate seen in Fig. 1.Fig. 4 is an end view of the gate. Fig. 5 is a detail view of thelatches. Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view of the gate.

In carrying out my invention I provide the gate 1, which is preferablyconstructed of horizontally arranged rails 2, said rails beingpreferably made somewhat heavier or larger at the inner or hinge end ofthe gate than at the outer or latch end thereof whereby the greaterportion of the weight of the gate is thrown upon the hinge thereofrendering the opening and closing of the gate easier. By thisconstruction I also obtain greater strength at the hinge end of thegate.

For the purpose of balancing the gate upon its hinge thus rendering theoperation of the gate both in opening and closing an easy and convenientone, I employ a counterbalance preferably of the construction shown, thesame consisting of preferably three uprights 3 secured to the largerends of the rails with a small space between them as shown. Said SerialNo. 514,241. (No model.)

uprights serve to balance the gate upon its hinge and also as a bracetherefor.

The rails of the gate are further braced or. strengthened by diagonallyarranged pieces 4, 5, secured to said rails.

6 indicates an uprightor post which is ar: ranged near the innerend ofthe gate, and pro vided near its top and bottom with horizontallyarranged arms 6, 7, the former arm being provided with a perforationthrough which passes loosely a rod or shaft 8, which extends downwardlyand enters the central rail of the gate. The arm 7 has its outer endturned upwardly and enters the lower rail of the gate, serving asa pointof support or pivot for the latter.

The shaft or red 8 forms the upper hinge for the gate by passing looselythrough the arm 6', said shaft or rod being rigidly connected withtheupper rail of thegate whereby the latter will be caused to turnsimultaneously with the shaft.

I would state that in addition to the rails 2 I may employ any desirednumber (preferably six) of horizontally-arranged wires 9 secured at oneend to the vertical piece or upright 10 of the gate, and at the oppositeend to the counterbalance.

For the purpose of enabling the gate to be opened or closed fromopposite sides thereof by a person in a vehicle without necessitatingsaid person descending therefrom, I employ uprights 11, 12, arranged inproximity to the gate on opposite sides thereof. The upright 11 Ipreferably arrange somewhat nearer' to the gate than the upright 12 saidupright 12 being farther from the gate for the reason that the gateopens toward said upright and by so arranging said upright nointerference is offered to the proper opening of the gate. uprights arepivotally secured operating levers 13, 14, respectively, which loversare connected by cross Wires or rods 15, 16 in the manner shown. Thewire or rod 15 is connected with the angularly bent portion 17, of theshaft 8, at the outer end of said portion.

When the gate is in its closed position as seen in Fig. 1, and a personturns the lever 13 in the direction of the arrow the shaft Upon theupper ends of the said ICO or rod 8 will be caused to turn ina directionto effect the opening of the gate, the parts then assuming the positionseen in Fig. 2. When the vehicle has passed through the gate and theperson desires to close the gate again, he turns the lever let in thedirection indicated by the arrow y in Fig. 2, which causes the shaft orrod 8 to turn in a reverse direction to effect the closing of the gate.

If a person approaching the gate from a direction opposite to that justdescribed, desires to open the gate, he turns the lever l t in thedirection indicated by the arrow as in Fig. 1, which causes the shaft orrod 8 to be turned to open the gate, and after passing through thelatter, by turning the lever 13 in the direction indicated by arrow y,in Fig. 2 the gate will be closed.

For the purpose of providing a latch for the gate which may be readilyoperated to re lease the gate from either its closed oropen position, Iemploy horizontally arranged rods 18, 19, one end of each of which issuitably secured to the ends of a rock-lever 20, secured upon the shaft8 below the upper rail of the gate. I preferably secure the rods to saidrock-lever in an adjustable manner, whereby said rods maybe adjustedlongitudinally to a certain extent, and therefore I screw-thread theinner ends of the rods and pass said ends within the arms of the lever,and provide the projecting inner ends of the rods with nuts 21. Theouter or forward ends of the rods are provided with loops 22, 23respectively. Through the loop 22 loosely passes a latch rod or wire 24,which has its lower end confined loosely within a slot 25 in the'centralrail of the gate, and having its upper end bowed and secured to theupper rail of the gate. Through the loop 23 passes loosely a similarlatch rod or wire 26, which has its lower end confined loosely within akeeper 27 secured to the central rail of the gate, and also having itsupper end bowed and secured to the upper rail of said gate. The rod orwire 26 is adapted to serve as a latch for holding the gate in itsclosed position, while the rod or wire 24 is adapted to serve as a latchfor holding the gate in its open position. In order to effect thelatching of the gate when in its closed and open positions, I provideuprights or posts 28, 29, the former being arranged in such positionthat when the gate is in its closed position, the latch rod or wire 26will engage with a suitable catch or keeper 30 secured to the post 28,and when said gate is in its open position, said latch rod or wire 2 Lwill engage with a suitable catch or keeper 31 secured to the post 29.Suitable stops or shoulders 32, 33 are secured respectively to the posts28, 29 against which stops strike the projecting end of the central railof the gate and the post 10 respectively, when the gate reaches itsclosed and open positions respectively.

The keepers or catches thatI employ for engaging with the latches of thegate consist of plates having inclined faces 34 and having shoulders 35behind which the latches engage when the gate is in its closed and openpositions.

When the shaft 8 is turned to open the gate the latch 26 will be drawnby the rock lever toward the hinge end of the gate thus releasing thelatch 26 from its catch, and when the shaft is turned in the oppositedirection to close the gate the latch 24: will be drawn inwardly by therock lever to release it from its catch to allow the gate to close.

The counterbalance hereinbefore described serves the purpose of awind-balance also, whereby the gate when in a partly open position willnot be liable to be violently closed when acted upon by a strong wind.

Although I have described my invention in detail in order to give aclear understanding of the same, yet it will be understood that I do notwish to be restricted to the precise construction and arrangement of theparts, but may vary the same in certain respects without departing fromthe principle or sacrificin g any of the advantages of the invention.

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a gate, of an upright or post arranged adjacentto one end of said gate, an arm secured to said upright and forming apivotal point for the gate, a second arm secured to the upright near itsupper end, a shaft loosely passing through said second arm, secured tothe gate and provided with an angularly-bent portion, posts or uprightsarranged at opposite sides of the gate, operating levers pivotallysecured to said posts, wires or rods secured to the said lovers in themanner described, one of said wires or rods being secured to theangularly-bent portion of the shaft, posts or uprights arranged adjacent to the gate and provided with catches or keepers, latches carriedby the gate and adapted to engage with said catches when the gate is inits closed and open positions, horizontally-arranged rods connected atone end with said latches, and a rock-lever secured to the shaft to thearms of which lever the opposite ends of said rods are secured, allarranged for cooperation as described.

2. The combination with a gate of an upright or post arranged adjacentto one end of said gate, an arm secured to said upright and forming apivotal point for the gate, a second arm secured to the upright near itsupper end, a shaft loosely passing through said second arm, secured tothe gate and provided with an angularly-bent portion, posts or uprightsarranged at opposite sides of the gate, operating leverspivotallysecured to the said posts, wires or rods secured to the saidlevers in the manner described, one of said wires or rods being securedto the angularly-bent portion of the shaft, posts or uprights arrangedadjacent to the gate and provided with catches or keepers, latchescarried by the upright or post of the gate and consisting of rodsarranged upon opposite sides of the upright having a vertical springportion and an upof which lever the opposite ends of said hori- [0 perbowed portion secured to the said post or zontal rods areseeured, asdescribed.

upright, said vertical spring portions of the In testimony whereofIaffixmy signature in rods being adapted to engage with 'the said presence oftwo witnesses.

catches or keepers when the gate is in its I closed and open positionsrespectively, hori- ARTHUR WELLESLEY MAC-DARREN zontally-arranged rodsconnected at one end Witnesses: with the spring portions of the latches,and PHILIP LINK,

a rock-lever secured to the shaft, to the arms SPERRY BECK.

